2743.66
Payment of award of reparations in lump sum or in installments.

(A)
A decision of the attorney general or order
or judgment of the court of claims granting an award of reparations may
provide for the payment of the award in a lump sum or in installments. The part
of an award equal to the amount of economic loss accrued to the date of the
award shall be paid in a lump sum. An award for allowable expense that would
accrue after the award is made shall not be paid in a lump sum. Except as
provided in division (B) of this section, the part of an award not paid in a
lump sum shall be paid in installments.

(B)
Upon the motion of the claimant, the attorney general may commute future
economic loss, other than allowable expense, to a lump sum but only upon a
finding that either of the following applies:

(1)
The
award in a lump sum will promote the interests of the claimant.

(2)
The
present value of all future economic loss, other than allowable expense, does
not exceed one thousand dollars.

(C)
The attorney general may make an award for future economic loss payable in
installments only for a period as to which future economic loss reasonably can
be determined. An award for future economic loss payable in installments may be
reconsidered and modified upon a finding that a material and substantial change
of circumstances has occurred.

(D)
An
award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process,
except that, upon receipt of an award by a claimant:

(1)
The
part of the award that is for allowable expense or funeral expense is not
exempt from such action by a creditor to the extent that the creditor provided
products, services, or accommodations the costs of which are included in the
award.

(2)
The part of
the award that is for work loss shall not be exempt from such action to secure
payment of spousal support, other maintenance, or child support.

(3)
The
attorney general may recover the award pursuant to section 2743.72 of the
Revised Code if it is discovered that the claimant actually was not eligible
for the award or that the award otherwise should not have been made under the
standards and criteria set forth in sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised
Code.

(4)
If the
claimant receives compensation from any other person or entity, including a
collateral source, for an expense that is included within the award, the
attorney general may recover pursuant to section 2743.72 of the Revised Code
the part of the award that represents the expense for which the claimant
received the compensation from the other person or entity.

(E)
If
a person entitled to an award of reparations is under eighteen years of age and
if the amount of the award exceeds one thousand dollars, the order providing
for the payment of the award shall specify that the award be paid either to the
guardian of the estate of the minor appointed pursuant to Chapter 2111. of the
Revised Code or to the person or depository designated by the probate court
under section 2111.05 of the Revised Code. If a person entitled to an award of
reparations is under eighteen years of age and if the amount of the award is
one thousand dollars or less, the order providing for the payment of the award
may specify that the award be paid to an adult member of the family of the
minor who is legally responsible for the minor's care or to any other person
designated by the attorney general or the court of claims.